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this was him wednesday night at a march on washington event at union temple church in d.c. d.c friends say he was a mediator within the community and had plans to run for commissioner. >> events commemorating the 50th anniversary on the march on washington go full steam today. >> memorial circle will remain r open unless it need it's be closed for pedestrian safety tomorrow. participates are encouraged to take public transportation to the march and ral i. why another rally held tomorrow, the d.c. statehood and self determination march and rally.ly >> the mayor was among those in attendance at freedom applausall activities gathering at the d.c. war memorial at 9:00 tomorrow t morning and then they'll head to the lincoln memorial at 9:30 for the march. ahead of the anniversary of the march the post office will release a new forever stamptamp today. the big reveal will be made on o facebook and actress gabrielle union will be on that event. >> all right. here is a question for you. were you at the march on washington? do you have family members therm or friends who were there?
this was him wednesday night at a march on washington event at union temple church in d.c. d.c friends say he was a mediator within the community and had plans to run for commissioner. >> events commemorating the 50th anniversary on the march on washington go full steam today. >> memorial circle will remain r open unless it need it's be closed for pedestrian safety tomorrow. participates are encouraged to take public transportation to the march and ral i. why another rally held...
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karen travers, abc2 news, washington. >> love the changing diers? >> i love the whole thing, attempting to be normal people complrks is so cool. >>> all right. a man who wore red, white and blue for our nation is getting red shirted by the ncaa. >> and everyone is looking for ways to cope our kids safe in school. why white boards with a twist will do the job. >>> get a lot more cooperation and help. i did serve my country. >> he's a marine. he played recreational football for stress relief. the ncaa clarified that as organized competition. you're kidding me. that means he has to sit out his first year of college. >> anything other than high school ball, intramural, i couldn't believe they who penalize me for that. >> i hope the appeal process goes through. steve's a great man and what he's done for our country the last five years. all he wants to do is finish school. >> he is appealing the ncaa's opinion. >> this story as you all fired up on facebook. if you want to check out the comments already posted or add your own, go to abc2news.com/facebook.
karen travers, abc2 news, washington. >> love the changing diers? >> i love the whole thing, attempting to be normal people complrks is so cool. >>> all right. a man who wore red, white and blue for our nation is getting red shirted by the ncaa. >> and everyone is looking for ways to cope our kids safe in school. why white boards with a twist will do the job. >>> get a lot more cooperation and help. i did serve my country. >> he's a marine. he played...
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>> in early july, more than 300 demonstrators gathered in washington, d.c. they were protesting against domestic surveillance of america's intelligence agencies. >> if you have a government that is watching you or has the ability to, that will prevent people from saying what they think. >> i understand national defense and everything, but not at the expense of privacy for american citizens. >> the practice is widespread. it's not only the intelligence agencies working on national security that are doing it. in pennsylvania police departments hunt criminals with pictures from secure and other cameras. entering them into a facial recognition system. this is where pennsylvania's system is run. this surveillance camera picture shows someone facing to the side. it could be modified to a front-facing image. >> five major points and the green and gray are secondary. you have the points lined up, the systemic mas a 3d image and you put it in a neutral pose. >> then it is compared with photos in the state's databases and they hold images of people who have been arres
>> in early july, more than 300 demonstrators gathered in washington, d.c. they were protesting against domestic surveillance of america's intelligence agencies. >> if you have a government that is watching you or has the ability to, that will prevent people from saying what they think. >> i understand national defense and everything, but not at the expense of privacy for american citizens. >> the practice is widespread. it's not only the intelligence agencies working on...
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"the washington post" reports that between january and june this year, or on sunday for the most for closures in the country -- maryland saw the fourth most foreclosures in the country. in maryland, court-approved foreclosures makes the process take longer. the national average for a gallon of gas is down six cents in emeka week, and experts predict the prices will keep falling for the rest of the year. why couldn't we have gotten this news a few months ago? justice -- just as the summer getaways are winding down, gas prices are also coming down. prices actually peaked with the national average of $3.79 in february. they fail in the spring, only to climb back in june and july. amid the unrest in egypt and u.s. refineries going off-line for maintenance. but with demand starting to slow down in august, prices have started to drop again, with analysts pretty pink they will keep going down -- with analysts predicting they will keep going down as they switch to a cheaper winter blend of gasoline. >> prices could drop 20 cents a gallon by the start of october. >> the national average could
"the washington post" reports that between january and june this year, or on sunday for the most for closures in the country -- maryland saw the fourth most foreclosures in the country. in maryland, court-approved foreclosures makes the process take longer. the national average for a gallon of gas is down six cents in emeka week, and experts predict the prices will keep falling for the rest of the year. why couldn't we have gotten this news a few months ago? justice -- just as the...
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that says washington sees support for a potential intervention weaken with britain's parliament divided on that its. critics point to america's own toxic pause from agent orange in vietnam to cia support for saddam's chemical aggression coming up we examine the shifting sands of u.s. foreign policy. and a victim of child abuse in england speaks to sex offenders taken off a police watch list aimed at safeguarding communities from predators.
that says washington sees support for a potential intervention weaken with britain's parliament divided on that its. critics point to america's own toxic pause from agent orange in vietnam to cia support for saddam's chemical aggression coming up we examine the shifting sands of u.s. foreign policy. and a victim of child abuse in england speaks to sex offenders taken off a police watch list aimed at safeguarding communities from predators.
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although washington accuses president asad of using chemicals on civilians r.t.u. looks at america's own murky past from deadly agent orange in vietnam to depleted uranium in iraq. after dozens of convicted sex offenders in britain get themselves taken off a police watch list our team talks to one child abuse victim who fears for the public's safety. and.
although washington accuses president asad of using chemicals on civilians r.t.u. looks at america's own murky past from deadly agent orange in vietnam to depleted uranium in iraq. after dozens of convicted sex offenders in britain get themselves taken off a police watch list our team talks to one child abuse victim who fears for the public's safety. and.
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tracie potts joins us live from washington with a preview. what about these new proposals do we expect to hear from the president? >> we expect him to talk about saving money. the real focus is going to be the middle class. and part of that is going to be restructuring how we do mortgages, trying to prevent the collapse of a freddie mac and fannie mae that we saw over the last several years and putting a lot more private money behind mortgages. he's also going to talk about the white house says saving $3,000 per family by making it easier to get mortgages and easier to refinance. for example, wiping out closing costs. if you re-fi to a lower term. what's significant here is where he's saying it. going back to arizona where he first addressed this issue four years ago. >> thank you. >>> and now here is your first look at this morning's dish of scrambled politics. here's something you don't hear every day. a politician being open about their future plans. wendy davis did that monday while addressing the national press club. >> i can say with ab
tracie potts joins us live from washington with a preview. what about these new proposals do we expect to hear from the president? >> we expect him to talk about saving money. the real focus is going to be the middle class. and part of that is going to be restructuring how we do mortgages, trying to prevent the collapse of a freddie mac and fannie mae that we saw over the last several years and putting a lot more private money behind mortgages. he's also going to talk about the white...
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from the fog of war to the drums of war washington and its western regional allies are again agitating for a senseless conflict in the middle east this time against syria again it's all about weapons of mass destruction an echo of the catastrophe called iraq western military intervention in syria only make things worse. good speech. more news today violence has once again flared up. these are the images. from the streets of canada. showing appreciation to rule the day. welcome back to the kaiser report imax keyser time now to get a massachusetts and speak with chris martenson of pig prosperity dot com chris welcome to the kaiser report thanks max it's good to be back chris. in a recent peak prosperity dot com you write of the four signs that we are in a dangerous bubble territory i'm assuming that means dangerous bubble territory in the stock market tell us about it well it's a dangerous bubble there it's also a really dangerous bubble in the bond markets the quantitative easing efforts across the globe all the central banks they've driven up asset prices everywhere of course they have
from the fog of war to the drums of war washington and its western regional allies are again agitating for a senseless conflict in the middle east this time against syria again it's all about weapons of mass destruction an echo of the catastrophe called iraq western military intervention in syria only make things worse. good speech. more news today violence has once again flared up. these are the images. from the streets of canada. showing appreciation to rule the day. welcome back to the...
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although washington accuses president assad of using chemicals on civilians our t.v. looks at america's own murky past from deadly agent orange to vietnam in vietnam to depleted uranium in iraq that's coming up this hour too. in other news good bye to guantanamo to algeria to repair treated from the infamous prison facility we asked what's going to happen to many more who were cleared for release long ago.
although washington accuses president assad of using chemicals on civilians our t.v. looks at america's own murky past from deadly agent orange to vietnam in vietnam to depleted uranium in iraq that's coming up this hour too. in other news good bye to guantanamo to algeria to repair treated from the infamous prison facility we asked what's going to happen to many more who were cleared for release long ago.
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us washington. >> reporter: veronica, good morning. the overwhelming message out of the washington is that president obama need to be careful as he tries to trike a balance between restore the public's confidence and trust and protecting national security. even while vacationing on martha's vineyard president obama couldn't escape a moment of apparent frustration on the golf course. but in washington, more troubles await the commander in chief. lawmakers are criticizing the president's plan by nsa programs exposed by leaker edward snowden. >> he's failed to explain these programs which are lawful, which save lives. >> we need to do better in educating our public so they are are not fearful that we the government are violating their privacy. the worm director of the nsa added oversight to hurt a key part of the program moving quickly to protect national security. >> so you need to be careful about how many processes you put in there. the >> reporter: the leak seemed to push russian relations to a post cold war low. president obama has n
us washington. >> reporter: veronica, good morning. the overwhelming message out of the washington is that president obama need to be careful as he tries to trike a balance between restore the public's confidence and trust and protecting national security. even while vacationing on martha's vineyard president obama couldn't escape a moment of apparent frustration on the golf course. but in washington, more troubles await the commander in chief. lawmakers are criticizing the president's...
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he was here during the march on washington in 1963. he'll be able to offer some perspective on the experience then and what is happening here today. richard. >> all right, aaron. organizers at the lincoln memorial will ring a historic bell at 3:00. the exact time dr. martin luther king wrapped up his speech, quoting the song, my country 'tis of thee. organizers brought in a bell from the 16th street baptist church in birmingham. it was the site of the bombing that killed four young girls. [ bells tolling ] >> bells from nearly 300 churches and historical monuments across the country will also ring their bells. dr. king preached his last sunday sermon at the cathedral in 196. he was assassinated four days later. a statue of king preaching is now carved in one of the cathedral's bays. on this anniversary, a poll shows many americans say his dream has not become reality. the nbc news poll found 54% of americans agree that our nation judges people by their character and not by their skin color. 79% of blacks surveyed disagree with that sta
he was here during the march on washington in 1963. he'll be able to offer some perspective on the experience then and what is happening here today. richard. >> all right, aaron. organizers at the lincoln memorial will ring a historic bell at 3:00. the exact time dr. martin luther king wrapped up his speech, quoting the song, my country 'tis of thee. organizers brought in a bell from the 16th street baptist church in birmingham. it was the site of the bombing that killed four young girls....
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>> we are going back to wa washington, d.c. to take back the white house. >> he is considering another run for president in 2016. he has been seen in states including iowa and utah. he says the trips are just to help win back state legislatures. asked about the plan he says well for the time being he will be supporting hillary clinton. for the time being. >> fwhoe texting and driving is dangerous. what about texting and sleeping. it is a growing problem and is a symptom of serious health consequences. if you are texts in the subconscious you are not getting enough deep sleep. the solution move your phone out of the bedroom. >> how does that happen in the first place? i don't get it. >> he is apologizing for taking performance enhancing drugs. he faces a 65 game suspension following a steroids investigation. in a statement he says quote i have no one to blame but myself. i know that over the last year and a half i have made some serious mistakes both with the information i failed to share during my arbitration hearing and the co
>> we are going back to wa washington, d.c. to take back the white house. >> he is considering another run for president in 2016. he has been seen in states including iowa and utah. he says the trips are just to help win back state legislatures. asked about the plan he says well for the time being he will be supporting hillary clinton. for the time being. >> fwhoe texting and driving is dangerous. what about texting and sleeping. it is a growing problem and is a symptom of...
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s new crossfire show van jones who joins us in washington also joining us is the independent and host of blazes hot list amy holmes.
s new crossfire show van jones who joins us in washington also joining us is the independent and host of blazes hot list amy holmes.
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the same group which is known for attacking media websites hacked the "washington post" web page just earlier this month. >>> 11 major wildfires are burning in california, by far the most dangerous is the rim fire. the blaze has burned 41,000 acres in the park. that's what you're seeing right there. thousands of nearby homes are threatened, and firefighters are working around the clock. we spent the day with emergency crews on the front line of the rim fire. >> reporter: firefighters are gaining ground. protecting homes, protecting infrastructure such as power plans and the reservoir have been major challenges. the rim fire has become the largest fire in the nation so far this year in a ruthless fire season that has had firefighters hopscotching from incident to incident and from state to state. most firefighters have 24-hour long shifts and they're out here in the mountains whether its fighting the flames on the front lines or protecting buildings which is what they're doing here. the only way they can do this is with the help of multiple logistics teams. it is formerly called the in
the same group which is known for attacking media websites hacked the "washington post" web page just earlier this month. >>> 11 major wildfires are burning in california, by far the most dangerous is the rim fire. the blaze has burned 41,000 acres in the park. that's what you're seeing right there. thousands of nearby homes are threatened, and firefighters are working around the clock. we spent the day with emergency crews on the front line of the rim fire. >>...
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the shift that we've just gone through here well chris it's interesting because the policy makers in washington as well as here in the u.k. they talk about a recovery but we haven't seen any recovery in jobs or wages or bank reform or any kind of reforms that we would hope to see so this is interesting to talk about this misuse of the word recovery because they are equating recovery with a bubble just like in the u.k. now they equate journalism with terrorism they also now quake bubble with recovery those two don't go together correct that's absolutely correct we've got the very best to to still recovery the trillions of pounds euros and dollars can buy but it's just it's a testicle recovery i mean we're looking at some headline g.d.p. numbers maybe some corporate earnings but gosh you look at the corporate earnings situation if you peel back the covers just slightly there you find all kinds of non gap reporting is being allowed now when you look at unemployment you. peel back the cover slate you find out that part time counts the same as full time in that part timer more than three quarters of
the shift that we've just gone through here well chris it's interesting because the policy makers in washington as well as here in the u.k. they talk about a recovery but we haven't seen any recovery in jobs or wages or bank reform or any kind of reforms that we would hope to see so this is interesting to talk about this misuse of the word recovery because they are equating recovery with a bubble just like in the u.k. now they equate journalism with terrorism they also now quake bubble with...
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and i might also add that washington regulators might be more likely to get involved. charles: more customer of rage. >> you have a contract to you pay for something. you expect to get the other person. charles: what damages would i expect? the pga tour. i saw death mayor. what am i asking for? why asking for monetary damages? >> how many people are designated will be determined down the road when the class is certified in the have plaintiffs you're basically going to look at how much and what portion of the content of what the pay for they have been deprived of. that will boil down to a monetary amount on a case by case basis. charles: i hate to say, what is outside the lawyers will make more money off of that ben of your or the participants in a lawsuit. >> oh, never, charles. before we go, the overall measure of the television industry, rapid change is coming. what are you seeing? is anything big? >> what is happening is netflix and amazon and gloom are the ones making big kinds of negotiations much more complicated. you just heard that sony and viacom have agreed o
and i might also add that washington regulators might be more likely to get involved. charles: more customer of rage. >> you have a contract to you pay for something. you expect to get the other person. charles: what damages would i expect? the pga tour. i saw death mayor. what am i asking for? why asking for monetary damages? >> how many people are designated will be determined down the road when the class is certified in the have plaintiffs you're basically going to look at how...
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in washington, peter duecy, fox news. >>> it is back to school tomorrow for frederick and prince george's schools and thes first day on the job for the new superintendant. dr. kept maxwell was hand picked since 20006 he was been the superintendant in neighboring anne arundel conty but maxwell is no stranger. he serve as a teacher, principal and administrator in the schooll system. >> i can't believe it's time tot go back to school. >> thank you for saying that.ha. i don't want it to be that. i don't want summer to end.nd. >> i feel like there's something missing, that we should have done something before going back to school. >> i think we always kneel way.a >> i don't even know why. i have no one going back to school. i'll continue to sleep in. [laughter] >> it's almost like a weather syndrome. >> we'll start by talking about back to school weather in just a moment but the clouds we have around, very light rain. this really has not amounted to anything close to a wash-out. it was only .06 at dulles andule dles than a quarter inch at reagan national but very murky, and i think the murky f
in washington, peter duecy, fox news. >>> it is back to school tomorrow for frederick and prince george's schools and thes first day on the job for the new superintendant. dr. kept maxwell was hand picked since 20006 he was been the superintendant in neighboring anne arundel conty but maxwell is no stranger. he serve as a teacher, principal and administrator in the schooll system. >> i can't believe it's time tot go back to school. >> thank you for saying that.ha. i don't...
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it is midday in london, at 7:00 in the morning in washington, 1:00 in the afternoon in the afternoon and cairo, where supporters of the ousted president are standing their ground after authorities suggest they will move them out for monday. egypt's foreign minister says he wants the situation resolved within the l. however, he insisted the standoff cannot continue indefinitely. dawn priors at one of the two big sitting camps in cairo, with of the extra president mohamed morsi preparing themselves for the possibility of a big day ahead. as the sun comes up, they become defiant. chant.l not leave," they
it is midday in london, at 7:00 in the morning in washington, 1:00 in the afternoon in the afternoon and cairo, where supporters of the ousted president are standing their ground after authorities suggest they will move them out for monday. egypt's foreign minister says he wants the situation resolved within the l. however, he insisted the standoff cannot continue indefinitely. dawn priors at one of the two big sitting camps in cairo, with of the extra president mohamed morsi preparing...
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coming up next, law makers in washington pushing to raise taxes again. did motown collapse? did detroit that those plans ♪ [ villain ] well mr. baldwin... it appears our journey has come to a delightful end. then i better use the capital one purchase eraser to redeem my venture miles for this t trip. purchase eraser? it's the easy way to erase any recent travel expense. i just pick a charge, like my flight with a few taps, it's taken care of. impressive baldwin. does it work for hotels? absolutely thank goodness. mrs. villain and i are planning our... you scare me. and i like it. let's go what's in your wallet? and this pk is the inside of your body. see, the special psyllium fiber in metamucil actually gels. and that gelling hes to lower some chesterol. metacil. 3 amazing benefits in 1 super fib. back now to forbess on fox. >> here we go again. senate majority leader harry reid wants to raise taxes before reforming the tax code by a trillion bucks and the republans are open to hiking them as part of a debt deal. we saw detroit go bankrupt and it has the highest city tax r
coming up next, law makers in washington pushing to raise taxes again. did motown collapse? did detroit that those plans ♪ [ villain ] well mr. baldwin... it appears our journey has come to a delightful end. then i better use the capital one purchase eraser to redeem my venture miles for this t trip. purchase eraser? it's the easy way to erase any recent travel expense. i just pick a charge, like my flight with a few taps, it's taken care of. impressive baldwin. does it work for hotels?...
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[applause] i've got to say it's not always washington's highest priority. because rather than keeping focus on a growing economy that creates good middle-class jobs, we've seen a faction of republicans in congress suggest that maybe america shouldn't pay its bills that have already been run up, that we shut down government if they can't shut down obamacare. >> boo -- >> that won't grow our economy. that won't create jobs. that won't help our middle class. we can't afford in washington the usual circus of distractions and political posturing. we can't afford that right now. what we need is to build on the cornerstones of what it means to be middle class in america, focus on that -- a good job with good wages, a good education, a home of your own, affordable health care, a secure retirement.[applause] bread-and-butter, pocketbook issues that you care about every single day, that you're thinking about every single day. and we've got to create more pathways into the middle class for folks who are willing to work for it. that's what's always made america great.
[applause] i've got to say it's not always washington's highest priority. because rather than keeping focus on a growing economy that creates good middle-class jobs, we've seen a faction of republicans in congress suggest that maybe america shouldn't pay its bills that have already been run up, that we shut down government if they can't shut down obamacare. >> boo -- >> that won't grow our economy. that won't create jobs. that won't help our middle class. we can't afford in...
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. >> the washington post co. has a new owner. jeff bezos, the founder of amazon has purchased the newspaper for $250 million. he bought the paper as an individual and not through amazon. he says that he understands the newspapers critical role in washington and that it values will not change. this comes a day after the boston globe was sold to the owner of the boston red sox. the globe sold for $70 million. the new york times co. bought it for 1.1000000020 years ago. billion 20 years ago. line welcome back to opening bell on wall street. u.s. exports are on all arise. they are headed three and half below. this is good news. >> ashton kuchersher will be playing steve jobs. >> we are tracking a big red that is carrying a large load of lumber. this is so heavy that they cannot deal with it. caltran had to stand for a another tow truck. this is likely to be out there for some time. this is our house bought a again today. thankfully it is only one lane that is blocked. nevertheless the impact is going to be felt. the drive time is now
. >> the washington post co. has a new owner. jeff bezos, the founder of amazon has purchased the newspaper for $250 million. he bought the paper as an individual and not through amazon. he says that he understands the newspapers critical role in washington and that it values will not change. this comes a day after the boston globe was sold to the owner of the boston red sox. the globe sold for $70 million. the new york times co. bought it for 1.1000000020 years ago. billion 20 years ago....
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philadelphia is at 77, washington, d.c. has pushed up to 80, so it is trying to warm up just a bit there. this is juliette, there is flooding along the baja peninsula. that is continuing to move slowly up the coast so that will give wind and rain there. moisture in the northern plains, that yellow box is a severe thunderstorm watch. storms move through the state, and certainly could be some strong storms, maybe not as gusty of wind or hail. but still strong storms moving through minnesota. that is to the north. just to the south it is the heat. heat warnings are in effect as temperatures sore up to near 100 degrees. they are up to 87 in omaha, 90 in kansas city. it could easily get up to 100. if you are in this area, it is hot and humid. it's the heat and humidity combined that pushes the heat index up to over 100. no rain where we need it, that's in california. a little farther south we could get these pop-up storms. that gives flooding rains, and gusty winds. we have seen that already in arizona, and that potential is the
philadelphia is at 77, washington, d.c. has pushed up to 80, so it is trying to warm up just a bit there. this is juliette, there is flooding along the baja peninsula. that is continuing to move slowly up the coast so that will give wind and rain there. moisture in the northern plains, that yellow box is a severe thunderstorm watch. storms move through the state, and certainly could be some strong storms, maybe not as gusty of wind or hail. but still strong storms moving through minnesota. that...
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. >>> let's take a live look at washington d.c. this morning. we learned this morning that president obama will speak later this month at a ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. the white house says that the president will participate in the let freedom ring ceremony at the lincoln memorial on august 28th. the event is being organized by the king center in atlanta. >>> out at the live desk this morning, two big trials happening today capturing national headlines. one an army major accused of gunning down soldiers in fort hood, texas. nidal hasan is facing a number of charges for the shooting that killed 13 and injured 32. his backup lawyers have now been asked to withdraw from the case. they say his son is working with the prosecution to achieve the death penalty. hasan is representing himself. he's asked few questions of the witnesses who saw the 2009 attacks. some of them who were shot by hasan. >>> in the meantime up to boston we go where the jury is still deliberating in the racketeering trial of james "whit
. >>> let's take a live look at washington d.c. this morning. we learned this morning that president obama will speak later this month at a ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. the white house says that the president will participate in the let freedom ring ceremony at the lincoln memorial on august 28th. the event is being organized by the king center in atlanta. >>> out at the live desk this morning, two big trials happening today capturing...
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we're watching all of the moving parts here in washington rachel. >> thanks for connecting all of the dots. >> order! order! >> reporter: britain's parliament recalled in emergency session. the prime minister said a possible tack against syria would be legal, and president assad has used chemical weapons on a number of occasions. >> when we have a regime that has used chemical weapons on 14 occasions, if nothing is done it will conclude it the use these weapons again and again and on larger scale, and when people talk about escalation, to me the biggest danger of escalation is if the world community stand back and do nothing. >> reporter: the government has released a suchry of an intelligence report. it says the weight of circumstantial evidence points to assad's regime using whim call weapons. -- [ technical difficulties ] -- should old back. >> america could probably undertake this without britain's support. we are allies but having said that, i think it's important that we stick to the principal of the issue, and not do something just because we're friends, and in our view, many o
we're watching all of the moving parts here in washington rachel. >> thanks for connecting all of the dots. >> order! order! >> reporter: britain's parliament recalled in emergency session. the prime minister said a possible tack against syria would be legal, and president assad has used chemical weapons on a number of occasions. >> when we have a regime that has used chemical weapons on 14 occasions, if nothing is done it will conclude it the use these weapons again and...
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that should be washington's highest priority. that's joe's highest priority. that's bob casey's highest priority. that's my highest priority. that's what we should be focused on every single day. but we do have a problem, which is we've got some of our friends down in washington who, and you know, it's not all republicans. but there's a strong faction. who instead of focusing on what's helping middle class families succeed, they're spending time arguing about whether or not we should be paying the bills for things we already spend money on. they're threatening to shut down the government and have another financial crisis unless, for example, we get rid of the health care reform that we fought to pass and that's going to provide millions of people health care security for the first time. that won't create jobs. that's not going to help our economy. that doesn't strengthen the middle class. i have not seen a policy coming out of them that would actually help ordinary folks. and we can't afford the usual washington circus of distractions and political posturing a
that should be washington's highest priority. that's joe's highest priority. that's bob casey's highest priority. that's my highest priority. that's what we should be focused on every single day. but we do have a problem, which is we've got some of our friends down in washington who, and you know, it's not all republicans. but there's a strong faction. who instead of focusing on what's helping middle class families succeed, they're spending time arguing about whether or not we should be paying...
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. >> developing news out of washington. the u.s. state department ordered the evacuation of non-emergency government workers from yemen. a phone call made by al-qaida chief and his deputy. and authorities say the terrorists have talked about unspecified big attack. the state department issued a global travel alert to americans and dozens of embassies and consue lates were closed. >> a pennsylvania man is in custody accused of opening fire at a township meeting killing three people. two other people were hurt before others managed to tackle the gunman. 59-year-old rocky newel l had a long-term dispute with local officials. >> officials suggest the central bank should cut bond buying program next month unless the economy tanks between now and then. >>> stocks were mixed yesterday. the nasdaq did manage a small gain of 3 points. >> watch what you say on twitter. the kind of tweets cracking down now. >> when you hear what some bay area parents are willing to spend coming up. with mcat breakfast.ar menu home of the irresistible sausage b
. >> developing news out of washington. the u.s. state department ordered the evacuation of non-emergency government workers from yemen. a phone call made by al-qaida chief and his deputy. and authorities say the terrorists have talked about unspecified big attack. the state department issued a global travel alert to americans and dozens of embassies and consue lates were closed. >> a pennsylvania man is in custody accused of opening fire at a township meeting killing three people....
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al jazeera, washington. >> he's the associate professor of literature. welcome. >> thank you. >> give me your rea*bs to what you're seeing in egypt today and in washington. what if the united states cuts aid. what would that mean? >> i think united states should cut aid it seems to me that aid mostly to american. military cooperations for one thing. it also goes directly in to the military which is a guanator in egypt. that's been the case for a while. it seems to me that is increasingly of the society. >> the fact that egypt has been historically a strong allie of the united states what does that mean are regard to this money? >> what it means is an allie of the united states should also follow the same kinds of values that the united states says. but if the united states is in fact going to be -- also the united states is at fault. >> it really isn't as simple as pro-morsi supporters. >> oh, absolutely. things in egypt are very complicated. there's contests for power among various in the country. each one wants to claim the mantle of the revolution. yo
al jazeera, washington. >> he's the associate professor of literature. welcome. >> thank you. >> give me your rea*bs to what you're seeing in egypt today and in washington. what if the united states cuts aid. what would that mean? >> i think united states should cut aid it seems to me that aid mostly to american. military cooperations for one thing. it also goes directly in to the military which is a guanator in egypt. that's been the case for a while. it seems to me...
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it relates to george washington. in may 1775, george washington puts on his military uniform and decides to go to the second continental congress. he's the only one that's going to be wearing a military uniform. he's making a statement. he thinks the war has already begun. and it has, we know, in retrospect. lexington and concord have happened in april. bunker hill is going to happen in june, which is actually one of the bloodiest battles in the war, but i know that chronology is the last refuge of the feebleminded, but it is the only refuge for historians. noticed this, it's underreported, under discussed in history texts. the war starts 15 months before independence is declared. it's going to cause, it's going to shake things in this explanation is that i'm going to offer you. anyway, washington is getting ready to leave mount vernon and he says to his -- what is that? >> [inaudible] >> flood warning, right. [laughter] biblical here. [laughter] somebody gave me that line. thank you, sir. washington said he was mana
it relates to george washington. in may 1775, george washington puts on his military uniform and decides to go to the second continental congress. he's the only one that's going to be wearing a military uniform. he's making a statement. he thinks the war has already begun. and it has, we know, in retrospect. lexington and concord have happened in april. bunker hill is going to happen in june, which is actually one of the bloodiest battles in the war, but i know that chronology is the last...
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kennedy school of government and the washington bureau chief. who holds the financial leff rimg in all of this? we have heard tale of uae and qatar and u.s. and saudi arabia -- who is egypt relying on? >> you are watching new dynamics in the region, after the way the united states dealt with the regional issues but now we have a coalition of three arab states in the gulf who are providing egypt with the most financial assistance, $12 billion. this is some sort of a marshall plan. if you were from the gulf to egypt and this is essentially unconditional aid unlike.american aid which is re very conditioned for a variety of legal reasonableness this country. but what you zee is a function of way the administration has been dealing with the regional issues for a while. the administration is reluctant on deciding on any issue. even when it conflict wes its own interest. for example, with egypt, the ngo issue, it was the military not the government that initiated the legal harassment against international ngo's and organizations including a number of a
kennedy school of government and the washington bureau chief. who holds the financial leff rimg in all of this? we have heard tale of uae and qatar and u.s. and saudi arabia -- who is egypt relying on? >> you are watching new dynamics in the region, after the way the united states dealt with the regional issues but now we have a coalition of three arab states in the gulf who are providing egypt with the most financial assistance, $12 billion. this is some sort of a marshall plan. if you...
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he really wowed them with a powerful pug nash shous speech in washington. christie is trying to occupy the center right space within the republican party. he sees ted cruz and rand paul going more to the far right of the party and trying to assert them in that way and he doesn't see a romney-type figure or a jeb bush-type figure. >> christina, what do you think his prospects are for getting elected? >> well, it's still so early but he's actually out there governing now and working with a democratic legislature and trying to get things done. he's probably going to be re-elected by a wide margin and mitt romney was so removed by his tenure and it was not as recent. people are going to respond to that. they are able to really understand when i go out and talk to voters, especially in some of the early primary states like iowa, they are away of chris christie and especially what he did. he talks about that all the time. it's a long way away and democrats always talk about who is the most electable in the republican party field but democrats aren't the ones that
he really wowed them with a powerful pug nash shous speech in washington. christie is trying to occupy the center right space within the republican party. he sees ted cruz and rand paul going more to the far right of the party and trying to assert them in that way and he doesn't see a romney-type figure or a jeb bush-type figure. >> christina, what do you think his prospects are for getting elected? >> well, it's still so early but he's actually out there governing now and working...
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i've got to say it's not always washington's highest priority. because rather than keeping focus on a growing economy that creates good middle class jobs, you know, we've seen a faction of republicans in congress suggest that maybe america shouldn't pay its bills that have already been run up, that we should shut down government if they can't shut down obama care. you know, that won't grow our economy. they won't help our middle class. we can't afford in washington the usual circus of distractions and political posturing. we can't afford that right now. what we need is to build on the corner stones of what it means to be middle class in america. focus on that. a good job with good wages. a good education, a home of your own, affordable health care, a secure retirement. bread and butter pocketbook issues that you care about every single day. that you're thinking about every single day. and we've got to create more pathways in the middle class for folks who are willing to work for it. that's what made america great. it's not just how many billionai
i've got to say it's not always washington's highest priority. because rather than keeping focus on a growing economy that creates good middle class jobs, you know, we've seen a faction of republicans in congress suggest that maybe america shouldn't pay its bills that have already been run up, that we should shut down government if they can't shut down obama care. you know, that won't grow our economy. they won't help our middle class. we can't afford in washington the usual circus of...
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we had 24 or 5 of your governors' health advisers in washington earlier this week to begin getting them to talk to each other asit was the first te ever had all the health advisers together at once, and they've begun those discussions and share what they're working on. equally important, learn what we might have to offer them and importantly, too, for them to tell us what you need. we may not have guessed right in some cases. but i think if we can take successful experiments, if you'll let me call it that, jeff, and test them other places and see how we can adopt them to both your state and to local health practices, we can begin, i think, to advance advancemente of -- advance. some of you are already testing other models. so the whole point of the health care exercise is you guys have a lot to do with it, and if you will decide to do so, we're happy to help you try that. and as jeff said, governors have a lot of say over how health care's delivered in their state, so we stand ready to help you with that. >> all right, dan, thank you very much. we are going to be in nashville next summe
we had 24 or 5 of your governors' health advisers in washington earlier this week to begin getting them to talk to each other asit was the first te ever had all the health advisers together at once, and they've begun those discussions and share what they're working on. equally important, learn what we might have to offer them and importantly, too, for them to tell us what you need. we may not have guessed right in some cases. but i think if we can take successful experiments, if you'll let me...
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one of their reporters made it into a meeting that was held in washington a month after the election. it was held at the offices of the national education association. and at the meeting, everybody always talks about the vast right-wing conspiracy? well, this was actually the vast left-wing conspiracy, having this meeting. three dozen of the powerful liberal advocacy groups and unions were at this meeting. everyone from the nea to the afl-cio, the seiu, the sierra club, people for the american way. and the whole point of this meeting was how to pool their money and come up with a strategy for their goal which is to turn the united states into their version of a progressive liberal utopia. and they set out three objectives. the first objective was to get rid of the filibuster rule in the senate so that they can ram through legislation and nominees including judicial nominees. and by the way, the second goal was to oppose all voter id laws and any other efforts to improve the integrity of the election process. now, what does that tell you about hem? it tells you that they are willing to
one of their reporters made it into a meeting that was held in washington a month after the election. it was held at the offices of the national education association. and at the meeting, everybody always talks about the vast right-wing conspiracy? well, this was actually the vast left-wing conspiracy, having this meeting. three dozen of the powerful liberal advocacy groups and unions were at this meeting. everyone from the nea to the afl-cio, the seiu, the sierra club, people for the american...
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mike vikara joins us live from washington. a lot of outrage from the international community. what is the latest from washington. >> reporter: the officials here are joining in the outrage. they say the pictures are horrifying and they're appalled by the use of chemical weapons by the syrian regime. the question is, frankly, what are they going to do about it. the spokeswoman said the president has directed the intelligence community to start looking into this, at the same time she called for the united nations security council, the u.s. signatory to a letter to call for an investigative team that is already in syria. public opinion is not behind any military involvement at this point. let's hear from the state department a today. >> the red line is the use of c-w. >> reporter: now, general martin dempsey, the chairman of the joints chief of staff when testifying before congress recently with a cost estimate of some of these military options, the bottom line tony if the united states wants to do something unilaterally or militarily with its allies to stop the use of chemical w
mike vikara joins us live from washington. a lot of outrage from the international community. what is the latest from washington. >> reporter: the officials here are joining in the outrage. they say the pictures are horrifying and they're appalled by the use of chemical weapons by the syrian regime. the question is, frankly, what are they going to do about it. the spokeswoman said the president has directed the intelligence community to start looking into this, at the same time she called...
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most of the abuse is said to have occurred at washington base boy scout camp. >>> there are new concerns in california as crews continue to fight the massive wildfire in yosemite. >> welcome back. a predator drone is helping to get a handle on the fire burning at yosemite national park. 4,000 firefighters are now working to fight the fire. it is now consuming 300 square miles. six firefighters have been injured, meanwhile there is a growing concern for san francisco's water supply. officials say that the reservoir is at risk of contamination. >> the risk of this fire is the enhanced input of sediment which is dirt from the forest floor no the reservoir. >> 2.5 million people get their drinking water from the reservoir. >>> there is severe flooding in pennsylvania because of heavy rainfall. multi counties have reported road closures of homes and businesses. heavy rainfall has saturated the ground leaving the condition ripe for flooding. there have been no injury reports, thank goodness. >> meteorologist: we're talking about flooding but not in pennsylvania, this is taiwan. the problem wit
most of the abuse is said to have occurred at washington base boy scout camp. >>> there are new concerns in california as crews continue to fight the massive wildfire in yosemite. >> welcome back. a predator drone is helping to get a handle on the fire burning at yosemite national park. 4,000 firefighters are now working to fight the fire. it is now consuming 300 square miles. six firefighters have been injured, meanwhile there is a growing concern for san francisco's water...
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we begin with paul live in washington. so, paul, what else have you learned about this potential strike against syria? >> reporter: well, here's what we know about u.s. capabilities in the region. as you mentioned there are a half-dozen american warships in the eastern mediterranean, five of them are guided-missile destroyers carrying tomahawk missiles, one is a marine troop carriers with several hundred marines on board. the president has emphasized no boots on the ground. this ship is kept in the region as a precautionary measure. now, france so far is the only major u.s. ally to pledge support. they have one aircraft carrier stationed in the mediterranean, and about a dozen war planes at two bases in the region. those are armed with short-range missiles that could strike targets within syria. you mentioned also there's going to be an administration briefing with the senate republicans this afternoon. the white house has confirmed that will take place this afternoon. secretary of state john kerry, defense secretary chuck
we begin with paul live in washington. so, paul, what else have you learned about this potential strike against syria? >> reporter: well, here's what we know about u.s. capabilities in the region. as you mentioned there are a half-dozen american warships in the eastern mediterranean, five of them are guided-missile destroyers carrying tomahawk missiles, one is a marine troop carriers with several hundred marines on board. the president has emphasized no boots on the ground. this ship is...
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i can only say now that it appears to me that i must move toward the susquehanna, keeping washington and baltimore well covered, only if the enemy is checked or if he turns toward baltimore when he tried to give him battle once is army turned away to concentrate near gettysburg, he considered his work done. in his first impulse was to pull his own army back and dig in and behind the creek 25 miles to the southeast and not keep a shield in place between the confederates in the capital. he was not inclined to go hunting with robert lee. having thus relieved here is a bird in philadelphia, he concluded that it was now time to look to his own army and assume positions for offense or defense, or rest to the troops and that meant the collecting of our troops behind pike creek. it was john reynolds picture -- alas i don't have it here. [laughter] unless my faithful assistant wants to click for me on this. click someone. [laughter] there we go. john bolton reynolds. john was directing the army corps than made that made up the army of the potomac's left wing. and it was he who really could pr
i can only say now that it appears to me that i must move toward the susquehanna, keeping washington and baltimore well covered, only if the enemy is checked or if he turns toward baltimore when he tried to give him battle once is army turned away to concentrate near gettysburg, he considered his work done. in his first impulse was to pull his own army back and dig in and behind the creek 25 miles to the southeast and not keep a shield in place between the confederates in the capital. he was...
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jon donvan, abc news, washington. >> we thank you so much for watching tonight. we're always there at abcnews.com, "nightline" later and i'll see you again right back here tomorrow night. >> tonight a fairfield grass fire spreads throughout the neighborhood. >> also, flames from the rim fire have now reaches hetch hetchy. we're live as firefighters there begin to make headway. >> and how to get 280,000 commuter as cross the bay trance yilt agencies rev up for a bridge closure. >> the traffic app helping everybody get around when the bay bridge shuts down is now hands free. >> that breaking news is the story we've been following. a live picture over a neighborhood in fairfield today that went up in flames this afternoon. several homes have been destroyed in what appears to be a string of spot fires along interstate 80. good evening, everybody, i'm larry beil. >> and i'm carolyn johnson. the started as a grass fire, first reported after 3:30 this afternoon, near interstate 80 but quickly spread through the adjacent neighborhood and destroyed several homes. >> withi
jon donvan, abc news, washington. >> we thank you so much for watching tonight. we're always there at abcnews.com, "nightline" later and i'll see you again right back here tomorrow night. >> tonight a fairfield grass fire spreads throughout the neighborhood. >> also, flames from the rim fire have now reaches hetch hetchy. we're live as firefighters there begin to make headway. >> and how to get 280,000 commuter as cross the bay trance yilt agencies rev up for a...
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it was the great washington lottery of the 1940. when he finally informed the convention that he would be a candidate they breathed a sigh of relief. they didn't really have a strong candidate. he couldn't campaign because he had so much else to do response his campaign consisted of seven speeches major speeches. and his traditional tour of his neighborhood on election eve. he had a hard time campaigning. he had go by train. he could not -- he hated to fly. he had only flown once in his life. that was to accept the nomination in 1932. never did it again. he had a large end radiology as the president does. to the extent he could give speeches they had to be within 12 hours of washington. that have part of the political gain for him. what helped him immensely in 1940, and what helped the -- as we're talking about of bringing america's opinion around was that he happened to be at the edge of a revolution in the republican party. the republican party was pretty much bankrupt of idea and new blood in 1940. so much so that an outsider, we
it was the great washington lottery of the 1940. when he finally informed the convention that he would be a candidate they breathed a sigh of relief. they didn't really have a strong candidate. he couldn't campaign because he had so much else to do response his campaign consisted of seven speeches major speeches. and his traditional tour of his neighborhood on election eve. he had a hard time campaigning. he had go by train. he could not -- he hated to fly. he had only flown once in his life....
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the tour will start in birmingham, alabama and end in washington d.c. on saturday. there the group will hold a rally and a march at the lincoln memorial and then go to martin king -- martin luther king, jr. national memorial. it's all in honor of the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. >>> today president barack obama will kick off a two-day bus tour through new york and pennsylvania. the president is expected to discuss new ideas for lowering the cost of college tuition. the president is scheduled to speak at three colleges and one high school. vice president joe biden is expected to join the president during his stop in scranton, pennsylvania. that stop is scheduled for tomorrow. >>> thousands of buildings near yosemite national park are being threatened as a number of wildfires continue to burn out west. the fire dubbed the rim fire is nearly out of control. it has already destroyed five buildings and forced the evacuation of camps and private homes. so far the fire is only 5% contained. more than 400 firefighters are working around the clock to contain
the tour will start in birmingham, alabama and end in washington d.c. on saturday. there the group will hold a rally and a march at the lincoln memorial and then go to martin king -- martin luther king, jr. national memorial. it's all in honor of the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. >>> today president barack obama will kick off a two-day bus tour through new york and pennsylvania. the president is expected to discuss new ideas for lowering the cost of college tuition. the...
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we're based out of portland, oregon, having left washington, d.c., the other washington. there is one institution i miss and i'll probably always miss, and that's the library of congress where i wrote this book and most of my three earlier books as well. but i know that quality of life and the quality of discourse, particularly civic discourse, will be greatly improved. [laughter] and i know, also, that benjamin franklin would be particularly pleased to know that i'm speaking here tonight, and he would commend this institution on its civic-mindedness. franklin was known as a projector, that is he loves social projects, and for him, as i hope to show you tonight, knowledge is an activity exemplified by the programs you have here at town hall. but i do have to say one thing, i think he would probably frown at the roman revival architecture. [laughter] again, as i hope to make clear, franklin was an implacable foe of classical learning and felt that it was a real weight around the neck of middle class and aspiring workers who wanted to get educated, the notion they had to le
we're based out of portland, oregon, having left washington, d.c., the other washington. there is one institution i miss and i'll probably always miss, and that's the library of congress where i wrote this book and most of my three earlier books as well. but i know that quality of life and the quality of discourse, particularly civic discourse, will be greatly improved. [laughter] and i know, also, that benjamin franklin would be particularly pleased to know that i'm speaking here tonight, and...